About how much did Yantron report investing in the Caiyuanba Bridge project, including its approaches?
Caiyuanba Yangtze River Bridge connects Chongqing's Yuzhong and Nan'an districts with road traffic above and monorail tracks below. Engineering group Yantron reports approximately CNY 1.36 billion of total investment for the project, whose route is four kilometres and whose bridge spans total 1,866 metres. This reported project investment includes the approaches and is not a structure-only invoice. The bridge opened in October 2007.
Reported project cost
CNY 1.36 billion
Approximately $178.77 million
Cost basis: 2007
The short answer
CNY 1.36 billion
Engineering group Yantron reports approximately CNY 1.36 billion of total investment in the Caiyuanba Bridge project. It describes a four-kilometre route with 1,866 metres of bridge spans.
Cost evidence
Basis of the published figure
What the number includes
Cost scope
The reported investment is for the bridge project route, including approaches. It is not a separate audited construction bill for just the 880-metre main bridge.
Project metrics
Key dimensions
- Main spanYantron Group - Caiyuanba Yangtze River Bridge
- 420 m
Project record
Opened or launched
chinanews.com.cn29 October 2007
Project context
About Caiyuanba Bridge
The double-deck crossing carries road vehicles above and monorail tracks below; its main span measures 420 metres. It opened in October 2007.
Reading the data
How to interpret the figure
The answer follows Yantron's post-completion engineering account rather than an unattributed CNY 2 billion encyclopedia figure. The historical USD equivalent uses the World Bank's 2007 annual-average exchange rate without inflation adjustment.